The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and smaller islands, with England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as the four countries. It has a population of around 65 million and is governed as a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and Theresa May as Prime Minister. Culturally, the UK is known for the works of writers like Shakespeare and Conan Doyle as well as the musical group The Beatles.

1. Great Britain

2. Location
The country includes the island of
Great Britain, the north-eastern
part of the island of Ireland, and
may smaller islands.
Northern Ireland is the only part
of the UK that shares a land
border with another sovereign
state - the Republic of Ireland.

3. Territory and Population
The UK is the 78th – largest sovereign state in the world and
the 11th – largest in Europe.
It is also the 22th – most populous country, with an
estimated 65,1 million inhabitants (2016).

4. Four Countries
The UK consists of four
countries:
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

5. Government
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a
parliamentary system of governance.
Its capital and largest city is London.
Unitary
parliamentary
constitutional
monarchy:
• Monarch – Queen
Elizabeth II
• Prime Minister –
Theresa May

6. Economy
The currency of the UK is the pound sterling, which is also
the worlds third-largest reserve currency after the United
States dollar and the euro, and also on of the ten most-valued
currencies in the world.

7. Culture
William Shakespeare was
an English poet,
playwright, and actor,
widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the
English language and the
worlds pre-eminent
dramatist

8. Culture
Sir Arthur Ignatius
Conan Doyle was a
Scottish writer and
physician, most noted for
creating the fictional
detective Sherlock
Holmes and writing
stories about him.

9. Culture
The Beatles have
international sales of
over one billion units
and are the biggest-
selling and most
influential band in the
history of popular
music.

10. England

11. Scotland

12. Wales

13. Northern Ireland